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Below is a ranking of the most common Hebrew words, based on modern texts

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נִגּוּדnigúdcontrast, opposition
בְּעֶזְרַתbe'ezrátwith the help of, by means of
כְּkas, like
מִקּוּםmikúmlocation, position
קְרִיאָהkri'áreading
בְּפֹעַלbefo'álin practice, actually
לְהַמְלִיץlehamlítzto recommend, to advise
הוֹפָעָהhofa'áperformance, show
לְהִכָּתֵבlehikatévto be written
לְפַחֵדlefakhédto be afraid, to fear
רָאשִׁיrashímain, chief
לְתַכְנֵןletakhnénto plan
חֲשִׁיבוּתkhashivútimportance, significance
קַיִץkáyitzsummer
שֻׁתָּףshutáfpartner, associate
קֶפְּטֶןképtencaptain
עִסְקִיiskíbusiness, commercial
עָמֹקamókdeep, profound
בָּכִירbakhírsenior, high-ranking
ש״חshekel khadáshNIS, shekel
מִפְעָלmif'álfactory, plant
כִּוּוּןkivúndirection, way
יַחֲסִיתyakhasítrelatively, comparatively
לִשְׁכַּבlishkávto lie, to lie down
אֹכֶלókhelfood
שֵׁנָהshenásleep
נָצִיגnatzígrepresentative, delegate
צַעַדtzá'adstep, pace
יו״רyoshev roshchair, chairman
לְהֵאָמֵרlehe'amérto be said, to be told
רוֹצֵחַrotzé'akhmurderer, killer
מִפְגָּשׁmifgáshmeeting, encounter
מַסָּעmasájourney, trip
כְּנֶסֶתknésetKnesset
לְהִתְגַּעְגֵּעַlehitga'agé'ato miss, to long for
לְהִתְעוֹרֵרlehit'orérto wake up, to awaken
לְהִקָּרֵאlehikaréto be called, to be named
לִסְגֹּרlisgórto close, to shut
זִכָּרוֹןzikarónmemory
גַּבgavback
גֹּבַהּgóvaheight, altitude
מְדִינִיּוּתmediniyútpolicy
תְּאוּנָהte'unáaccident, crash
לְהַלָּןlehalánbelow, hereinafter
חִיצוֹנִיkhitzoníexternal, outer
לְהִוָּתֵרlehivatérto remain, to be left
לִבְחֹןlivkhónto examine, to test
יִשּׁוּבyishúvlocality, community
דָּרוּשׁdarúshneeded, required
פָּרָשָׁהparasháweekly Torah portion, parashah
לְתַקֵּןletakénto fix, to repair
עֶמְדָּהemdáposition, stance
יְחִידָהyekhidáunit, squad
לְחַיֵּבlekhayévto obligate, to require
מֶרְחָבmerkhávspace, expanse
בְּרָכָהbrakháblessing
לָשִׁירlashírto sing
מְדֻיָּקmeduyákexact, precise
יָשָׁןyashánold
לְהַצְבִּיעַlehatzbí'ato vote
לְאַשֵּׁרle'ashérto confirm, to verify
לִתְרֹםlitrómto donate, to contribute
חִבּוּרkhibúrconnection, joining
שִׁלְטוֹןshiltónrule, government
רָחוֹקrakhókfar, distant
נוֹחַnó'akhcomfortable, convenient
מְבֻגָּרmevugáradult, grown-up
לְהִוָּעֵדlehiva'édto be intended, to be meant
אֱנוֹשִׁיenoshíhuman
חָפְשִׁיkhofshífree
מִזְרָחmizrákheast, the East
תַּקְצִיבtaktzívbudget
צִיּוּדtziyúdequipment, gear
לְתַרְגֵּםletargémto translate
חוֹקֵרkhokérinvestigator, detective
מְכוֹנָהmekhonámachine, device
לְהִתְרַחֵקlehitrakhékto move away, to get farther away
מְטֻפָּלmetupálpatient, client
לְהִתְנַהֵגlehitnahégto behave, to act
רְפוּאָהrefu'ámedicine
חַדkhadsharp, keen
נִתְבָּעnitbádefendant
כְּתִיבָהktiváwriting
לְהִתְקָרֵבlehitkarévto approach, to come closer
מְסֻכָּןmesukándangerous, risky
זַיִןzáyindick, cock
הִתְפַּתְּחוּתhitpatkhútdevelopment, evolution
צָרָהtzarátrouble, misfortune
מַדָּעmadáscience
קִדּוּםkidúmpromotion, advancement
שֵׁןshentooth
מְאֻשָּׁרme'ushárhappy
מִכְתָּבmikhtávletter
לִנְבֹּעַlinbó'ato spring, to gush
מַאֲבָקma'avákstruggle, fight
פָּעִילpa'ílactive, working
לִפְחֹדlifkhódto fear, to be afraid
לְבַטֵּלlevatélto cancel, to annul
מַצְלֵמָהmatzlemácamera
בְּעֵרֶךְbe'érekhabout, approximately